I voted for Perot in 1992 and have never regretted it. When I grew up in the 1960s, when a President died, such as Eisenhower or Truman, it was notable news but the federal government and Wall Street didn’t shut down for a day and there wasn’t the hagiographic procession to the dead president’s pyramid (now called their Presidential Library and paid for by the taxpayers). Both Ike and HST were far more consequential presidents than GHW Bush or Ford; neither got the Pharaoh is dead and heading for his pyramid treatment that these two one-term mediocrities received.
Laconic, I voted for Perot and have never regretted it. I proudly say I never voted for GHW Bush.
Trumpnado, Perot pointed that out that Bush gave Saddam the green light then couldn’t believe “He took the whole thing”.
“neither got the Pharaoh is dead and heading for his pyramid treatment that these two one-term mediocrities received”
Quick funerals of the past for former Presidents are long gone -but at least his funeral plans are a lot more reasonable than the long goodbye John McCain planned for himself. We can probably thank him for bringing some sanity back to what people should expect. And thank him for bringing some civility back by not excluding Trump.
https://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/markets/ford_nyse/index.htm?postversion=2006122915
Markets to mark day of mourning for Ford
NYSE, Nasdaq, commodity trading floors to be closed to honor the 38th president.
December 29 2006: 3:49 PM EST
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Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida)
26 Apr 1994, Tue
Page 28
(AP) Stock Markets to Close Wednesday for Nixon
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The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)
25 Jan 1973, Thu
Page 1
STOCK MARKET CLOSED
EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S FUNERAL
https://www.newspapers.com/image/435420669
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The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)
28 Dec 1972, Thu
Page 1
Stock Market Closed
(Truman Day of Mourning)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/435525109
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
29 Mar 1969, Sat
Page 1
Stock Markets Close to Honor Ike Monday
New York March 28 (AP)
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